Ren Jialun (; born Ren Guochao on 11 April 1989), also known as Allen Ren, is a Chinese actor and singer. Ren representative dramas include: The Glory of Tang Dynasty (2017), Under the Power (2019), Autumn Cicada (2020), One and Only (2021), Forever and Ever (2021), Thousand Years for You (2022), Love of Nirvana (2024), The Demon Hunter's Romance (2025), Silent Tides (2025), Fate Chooses You (2026).
Biography Ren was born in Qingdao, Shandong. His talent as a child was reflected in table tennis. He started playing at the age of 6 and was selected to the Shandong provincial team at the age of 13 due to his outstanding performance. Ren was a professional table tennis player, who trained alongside Zhou Yu and Zhang Jike. However, he had to quit the sport due to injuries.
After graduating from high school, Ren worked in airport ground handling and flight attendant work at Qingdao Liuting International Airport. Because of hard work and conscientious training, the airport and its alma mater issued an advocacy of "learning the work spirit of Ren Guochao". He also uses his spare time to learn to sing and dance, to chase and practice his dreams. In 2008, he began to participate in various draft competitions to exercise himself. Later, he won the support of his family and officially resigned from the airport, opening another road of life.
Prior to beginning his acting career, Ren participated in Hunan TV's Super Boy and Korean Star. He was originally planned to debut in a Chinese-South Korean boy group, but quit in 2014 for unknown reasons.
Career In 2014, Ren filmed his first television drama Detective Dee, where he played the leading role of Di Renjie. The drama was delayed and only aired in 2017. In 2016, Ren featured in the fantasy action drama Noble Aspirations and crime drama Memory Lost.
Ren rose to fame in 2017, after starring in the historical drama The Glory of Tang Dynasty. His portrayal of Li Chu left a deep impression on audiences, and he received rave reviews for his acting. He received the Best Actor award at the 4th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China.
In 2018, Ren starred in the fantasy romance drama The Destiny of White Snake, based on the renowned Chinese folktale, playing Xu Xian.
In 2019, Ren starred in the wuxia drama Under The Power.
In 2020, Ren starred in the republican spy drama Autumn Cicada.
In 2021, Ren starred in the Chinese drama Miss Crow with Mr Lizard alongside Xing Fei, as his Co-star. The drama received many positive reviews in Asia and all worldwide. Ren also starred in One and Only and its sequel, Forever and Ever with Bai Lu as his Co star, which making both very popular recently. In the same year, he was cast in the drama Twilight alongside Angelababy. In addition to his acting career, Ren also pursued music projects under Catwalk Entertainment, with his solo albums released by record label Seed Music. He made his official debut as a recording artist with the studio album *Thirty-Two · Rise* on April 11, 2021, followed by *33* in December 2022. His third studio album, *36 · Begin*, was released on April 11, 2025. All albums were issued in both digital and physical formats.
In 2022, Ren starred with Dilraba Dilmurat in The Blue Whisper, a fantasy romance drama. And a newly broadcast fantasy Republican Era drama, Thousand Years For You where Ren starred with Li Qin.
Personal life
Real name anecdote
Ren Jialun's real name is Ren Guochao. Because of his down-to-earth name, he once became the first artist to top Weibo's hot search due to "failure to change his name".
Ren Guochao is not the only hidden name of Ren Jialun. He is most famous for the fact that one person can form the "RGC411 Heavenly Group". This group is composed of his multi-oriented former names, and one of the representatives of the group is Ren Yaoxi, who can sing and dance well. This name is derived from when Ren Jialun went to Japan for development, because the word "good" in Japan is "yaoxi", which is homonym for "Yaoxi" and has the meaning of shining star.
Marriage On 7 March 2017, after Ren achieved mainstream success with The Glory of Tang Dynasty, Ren announced on Weibo that he was in a long-term relationship with his girlfriend of five years, Nie Huan. On 2 February 2018, Ren announced on Weibo that he had become a father.
Guochao anthology From 2007 to 2009, Ren wrote down his thoughts and thoughts about life on his blog. After gradually gaining attention, they were collected and compiled into an autobiography called Guo Chao Collection.
Filmography Television series Year English title Chinese title Role Network Notes/2016 Noble Aspirations 青云志 Liu Wei Hunan TV CameoMemory Lost 美人为馅Zhang Muhan iQiyi 2017 The Glory of Tang Dynasty 大唐荣耀 Li Chu Anhui TV, Beijing TV Legend of Dragon Pearl龙珠传奇 Li Si Xing Cameo Detective Dee 通天狄仁傑Di Renjie Anhui TV 2018 The Destiny of White Snake 天乩之白蛇傳說 Zi Xuan / Xu Xuan iQiyi 2019 The Lost Tomb II: Explore with the Note 盗墓笔记II: 怒海潜沙 Xiao Yu Tencent Cameo Under The Power 锦衣之下 Lu Yi iQiyi, Mango TV 2020 Autumn Cicada 秋蝉 Ye Chong Jiangsu TV, Zhejiang TV Love a Lifetime 慕白首 Nalan Yue / Lin Jing iQiyi, Youku 2021Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard 乌鸦小姐与蜥蜴先生 Gu Chuan Tencent Never Say Goodbye 不说再见 Mu Qing / Liu Yuan Wen iQiyi One and Only周生如故 ZhouSheng Chen iQiyi Forever and Ever一生一世 2022The Blue Whisper 驭鲛记之与君初相识 . 恰似故人归 Chang Yi YoukuBlue Flame Assault蓝焰突击Li Xi ChengYouku, JSTVThousand Years For You请君 Lu Yan iQiyi 2023Heart / Twilight 暮色心约 Qi Lian Shan / Luo Cheng / Gu Xu Yang / Zhen Hai Tencent2024 Burning Flames烈焰 Wu Geng / A Gou Tencent, iQiyiLove of Nirvana流水迢迢Xiao Wu Xia / Wei ZhaoiQiyi, Tencent2025The Demon Hunter's Romance无忧渡 Jiu Xuan Ye / Man Ying iQiyiLove and Crown凤凰台上Xiao Huan / Bai Chi FanYoukuSilent Tides风与潮He XianiQiyi2026Fate Chooses You佳偶天成Lu Qian Qiao / Lu Huai iQiyiTBAAbyss深渊Li ChengIQiyi
Variety shows Year Title Role 2018Super Penguin League Initiator***2021Have FunRegular Member2022Have Fun Season 22024Have Fun Season 3
Discography
Album Album No.Album TitleAlbum InformationTracklistProducerLyricistNotes1stThirty-Two·Rise (三十二·立) Release date: April 11, 2021 Record label:Seed Music (種子音樂) Release format: Digital & Physical album Number of tracks: 10 Title Song: “立”Intro立Drown in loveWho鑽石專屬契約Lyricist：Tang Tian (songwriter)我是你的歌手夕陽他少年如你2nd33 Release date: December 17, 2022 Record label: Seed Music (種子音樂) Release format: Digital & Physical album Number of tracks: 7 Title Song: “無愧”無愧無界Fresh Boy和聲樂光未公開備忘錄一鏡到底Lyricist：Vincent Fang (lyricist)忘記冒險Composer / Producer：Lay Zhang3rd36・Start (36・啟) Release date: April 11, 2025 Record label: Seed Music (種子音樂) Release format: Digital & Physical album Number of tracks: 7 Title Song: “月球俱乐部”, “爭分奪秒”Intro月球俱樂部爭分奪秒銀河狂歡Backing vocals 淪陷第五維度Backing vocalsY.a.Y
Soundtrack appearances Year English title Chinese title Album Notes/ 2017 "Glory" 荣耀 The Glory of Tang Dynasty OST 2018 "Dreamers Never Sleep" 2019 "Cloud" 浮雲 "Heart Wall" 心墙 Under the Power OST 2020 "Split Identity" 分身 Autumn Cicada OST "Death Words"逝言 Love a Lifetime OST 2021 "As One" 如一 One and Only OST 2022"I" 吾Thousand Years for You OST2024"Don't Ask Why"不问故Burning Flames OST
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult 2017 4th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China Best Actor The Glory of Tang Dynasty 2018 Golden Data Entertainment Award Most Commercially Valuable Actor 2019Sina Fashion AwardsVibrant Artist of the Year 2020 7th The Actors of China Award CeremonyBest Actor (Emerald)30th China TV Golden Eagle Award Audience's Choice for Actor 29th Huading Award Best ActorUnder the PoweriQIYI Scream Night Charm Actor of the Year Under the Power29th Heading AwardBest Performance by an Actor in an Ancient Television SeriesUnder the PowerThe Actor of China Best Performance by an Actor-green TeamUnder the Power2021iQIYI Q Award 2021 Most Influential Actor One and Only30th Huading AwardAudience's Favourite TV Actor One and Only Best Actor in a Television seriesOne and OnlyBest Performance by an Actor in an Ancient Television SeriesOne and Only2022Chinese American TV Festival – Golden Angel AwardsBest Young Actor Forever and Ever2023iQIYI Scream Night Asia-Pacific Outstanding Actor of the Year Asian Academy Creative AwardBest Actor in a Leading RoleThousand Years for You 2024Weibo TV & Internet Video Summit Outstanding Actor of the YearTencent Video TV And Movie Award Quality Artist of the YearLove of NirvanaVIP Star of the YearSohu Fashion AwardsMost Competent Artist of the YearFashion Influential Artist of the Year2025Weibo Competition NightCross-Sports Influential Figure of the YearWeibo Cultural Exchange Night Outstanding Charity Figure HonorChina TV Drama AwardsMost Popular Actor of the YeariQIYI Screaming Night2026 Audience-Focused Actor of the Year
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